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Wow, I completely understand how it feels like a superpower to be able to know 2 cultures and languages. If I didn't know any better I see and hear you as English but then surprised when you speak fluent Thai. I think to have your mixed heritage and background is more special than mine, mine is very boring really compared to yours. You have a deep story behind yourself. I'm here as a 50 year old white guy from the midlands because I grew up being treated with Chinese and Indian food and loving it, fast forward to me making friends with some Gurkhas I was working with and having never left the UK before and wanting to see some of this amazing area all this food comes from plus seeing where some of the UK's elite armed forces come from went to Nepal last year. I've been learning as much as I can which is hard when your 48 and not in a proper school. But to know ans see what Ive now seen gives me more respect for anyone from anywhere in Asia and to be able to speak a little of a minority of a minority makes me feel so special. As its makes them happy that a Gora (white person) has taken interest and tries to speak their language. I'm currently watching Dheli Food Walks YT videos as he is in Bangkok👍
Paddy, she code-switches like a boss. In English to Thai mid-sentence and then the next sentence in English FLAWLESSLY! That is a powerful brain. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 🇺🇸🤝🇦🇺🇹🇭
I can relate to this being adopted from Thailand by Swedish parents. I was never interested in learning about my Thai culture as a child, but now as an adult I'm trying to learn Thai and learning about the culture
Half Thai half white American here. I felt the same way growing in America. Being Thai felt like something I wanted to hide. Non-Asians from their western perspective feel it's easy to make fun of our accents, language, facial features, culture etc. But now being a Thai citizen it's a source of pride I want to share with the world 😎
I immigrated to San Francisco 5 years ago. I’m not half but full asian (Thai)😅 I’ve never felt embarrassed or getting make fun off due to my accent. I only surround myself with people who adore me regardless of my cultural background!
@ponyhaly6131 This is a common difference in experience. You had the privilege of coming to the US at a later age to not have to experience adolescent racism like many Asian Americans like myself faced in the 90's. Back then racism was much more acceptable against Asians. My mom says the same thing like you because she came to the US as an adult. Try growing up on the school yard when I did as the token Asian kid and you'll understand.
@@kpopgigachad I understand where you are coming from. I think it also depends on where you live as well. I came straight to San Francisco where Asian are common. Therefore, less racism obviously. However, I have faced many challenges as my English was not good back then. I would imagine, it could be worse in non-diverse towns as a token Asian person as you described! Thank you sharing your experience!
Absolutely fun. Holy crap she talks fast - in Thai and English! I loved how you both just switched back and forth between languages, often multiple times in a sentence. The whole two lenses view of the world is amazing. Having spent a small amount of time with you myself I know how she felt. Paddy you are a inspiration and draw the best out in people.
Gorgeous girl - but sorry I simply would never have detected the wonderful Thai heritage until she started speaking !! ... she should be immensely proud of *both* sides of her heritage.
What a superb interview,. Well done Paddy and Alex. I am bringing my Thai wife and daughter to the UK. Alex is a shining example that I wish my daughter to see in this video and hopefully emulate.
I've been waiting for a video of this subject. I'm half-English half-Thai, was born in Thailand and grew up along a community of luk krung in England. I stood out because my features were more Farang, got plenty of discrimination from the local kids who thought i was "Chinese" , was raised in a Thai house hold with Thai customs, spent way more time mingling with Thais than English people and my dad is English but can speak fluent Thai so I was confused about my cultural identity. Whenever we went to Thailand it was mostly off the beaten track in remote areas where there were no tourists and got a lot of attention due to my appearance. Reflecting back I'm grateful for my upbringing, and as homage am currently writing a novel set in Thailand, should be out in time for Song Kran next year.
My son is born in Thailand and he is also Half English as well. Last year he was in London with my wife and loved it despite it being cold. Even though he is 4, he remembers what he did and usually shows me the photos we all took. But from.the onset, me and my wife insisted on him speaking Thai as i know many Thai/English kids who live here do not have any understanding of the language and we both made it a priority to ensure he speaks it and does very fluently for a 4 year old. He can speak a bit of English but i know in time he will be fine. But also what i did was to ensure he has two passports so he can have the best of both. But glad Alex's mother insisted on speaking Thai to her as now she understands it fluently as also i have seen first hand with a friend who is also Thai/English and was staying in Khon Kaen, with a West London accent but could not communicate with locals and she was a bit paranoid that they were mocking her because she is also very tall. I think locals were just fascinated by her more than mocking her as when i was with her, they shown no malice at all.
I’m Lao and we came to America in 82. I met a bunch of half Thais and they played down their asian side. I also notice that the only Asians they were around was their mother. I think the little jokes and teasing as a kid made them almost embarrassed to be half. Remind you this was the 80s and times were different. My nephew is half white and he’s celebrate both of his sides. I also see that halfies these days especially the people around me are proud of their Asian side. Just my experience
Great interview. My 15 year old son lives with me here just outside London and is half Thai. The dual culture and nationality so far has all been positive.
Growing up as a full Asian kid *_(Southeast Asian Refugee)_* in the 80s and 90s, I had my fair shares of encountering mixed Asians like Alex *_(mixed Asian/White)_* because I lived near an army base where a lot of the army wives were either Korean or Thai women. Mixed kids Alex who were full of self-hate would take their anger and frustrations out on people/kids like me for reminding them that they're Asian by taunting my appearance. The mixed Asian/White guys treated me like a pariah and called me *_' Ugly Like a Cambodian,'_* a derogatory name for brown Asians, and the mixed Asian/White gals love to advertised how much hate for Asian men and that they would never date Asian men. Sadly, people on mainstream and social media only celebrate the struggle of people like Alex but never touch on the legacy people like them and their parents left on Asian kids who grew up with or around them. Sadly, this kind of self-hate that find its way into the Asian community still persists today.
Been waiting for this video. I moved to the UK at age 4, but my dad wasn’t keen on Thai, he is the Thai parent, so he never spoke Thai at home. As a result I did not know any Thai. Grown up now and I have lived in Thailand for nearly 7 years now, and learning to speak, read Thai. And tbh, for the girl in the Video, maybe try living by in Thailand for a while, get a job in her field and hang around for a few years. Even after 7 years I am still getting to know the country and the culture. I’m sure she’ll enjoy do that also. Keep your CV looking good so you can get a job in Thailand or the UK.
Alex's transition between thai and english is so natural it's honestly fascinating to listen to haha, and she's so nice and so easy to talk to! great video P'Paddy:)
I think Alex will have an amazing life. She may decide to split her time between both countries or other ones as well. Either way she won't face many issues that an expat may face when looking for work here....in fact, employers will probably be stoked that they won't have to do work permitting for Alex. And if Alex is just here on a holiday and wants to extend, then Alex just stays on longer.......no immigration issues. Yep, a happy & amazing life is what I am foreseeing from just this little tidbit into Alex's life :)
Wow what fab interviews! Absolutely fascinating. My cousin Lynda (British) married a Thai man in the 1970’s they live in the midlands UK. and have three Luuk Krung. Sadly they don’t speak any Thai. I’m here in Thailand because of them. I love to learn Thai language and Thai cultures. Keep going guys good luck chok-dee-na Khun Alex, excellent interview. Best wishes from me here in Lam Luk Ka, Pathum Thani.
Great interview, enjoyed that very much. I will be showing my step daughter this interview and hope it will give her some encouragement to continue learning paa saa Tai. Thank you both.
What an interesting interview, it was fascinating to hear you talk Thai and English at the same time, very smart , I'm jealous, I wish I was at that level. My daughter's can do the same and I'm always amazed to hear it. It's a real plus to speak another language like that.
Next time Alex and her twin sis are in Thailand -- Paddy, grab your stuff and make another one with them -- shocking locals with your Thai)) Haha, wouldn't that be marvelous?
My daughter is half-Thai and now lives in Bangkok. What is missed is the dual nationality/passport where there is freedom of movement as opposed to normal Thais who have to apply for a visa.
@@maxineb9598 Its still very easy to lose your other language in an English majority culture... It's a struggle trying to get our son to keep speaking Spanish at home. Children want to fit and cant see the point of speaking another language that 99% of people around them don't speak. It's only later that the advantages are understood.
Hi Alexandra, your Thai is impressive. My daughter is half Thai/German, she understands Thai very well but refuses to speak Thai because she is soooo afraid not to sound right or make mistakes that she don't speak Thai at all... 😢 But she understands everything
As long as you speak Thai, you're Thai krub. Some people may have question since you look different to them but speak Thai like native. It seems they put their nose in but actually they love to hear story and want to have chat with you. If they do not admire you, they would drop conversation immediately krub.
Great interview Paddy. Hope you enjoyed your stay in the UK mate. Considering how expensive things have gotten over here, bet your wallets been hammered. 😂
@@maggiexcs9074 Oh, hi!)) It would be really cool to see the sequel of that interview)) We all be like wwwoooaaaahhh, what a twist!))))) Cheers! You are phenomenal!
July has been such a miserable month! If you're still in the UK in a couple of weeks there's a fundraising event in Sheffield to raise money to build a temple here - buffet, live music from Thai bands, might be an interesting thing for like, esablishing Thai cultural hubs abroad or something?
I have an interesting question that maybe you can put in your next video. For these people that are half Thai or have Thai citizenship. The question is if they went to Thailand to work would they accept the low minimum wage by law in any job or because they think they are educated would they reject those jobs and only go for the high paying ones. I'm only curious because if you apply for a job using Thai ID they can legally give you the minimum salary with no issues. As for a passport they must meet a salary threshold for the work permit.
TBH, even normal Thai citizens with overseas education are often paid above the threshold for expats. The minimum wage is also for those with minimum skill levels.
pl@@fahmraktnul4279 I don't really believe that. I have spoke to a lawyer a few days ago as I was curious. The lawyer said that people trend not to use their citizenship when applying for jobs as they will pay the minimal wage by law. They use their foreign passport as to get the salary required for a work permit. 45K plus.
@@marcanthonyskidmore4131 I'm a Thai citizen with no other citizenship. My starting salary as a fresh graduate ten years ago was 48K plus 6 months annual bonus. You can continue to believe that all Thai citizens get paid minimum wage. I'm not going to argue with you.
@@fahmraktnul4279 Not the point I am making. Basically if you had no other choice but working in Big C , would you take it?? Simple yes or no would be fine or do you think so highly of yourself that you would not take that job???
น่าแปลกเกือบทุกคนพูดภาษาอังกฤษมี เสียง R and consonant blend ที่เคร่งครัด แต่กลับไม่สามารถออกเสียง ร. เรือ และควบกล้ำ ในภาษาไทยได้ รวมทั้งคุณ Paddy ด้วย น่าสงสารภาษาไทยของเรานะครับ ยืนหยัดมาไม่ต่ำกว่า ๗๐๐ ปี แต่กำลังเสื่อมลงอย่างรวดเร็วในยุคนี้ที่ทุกคนดูสบายใจที่พูดไทยไม่ชัดตามสมัยนิยม Paddy may not realize that Thai has the sounds of R and consonant blends as well as other beautiful languages such as English. It's so sad to see many people are unintentionally destroying the beauty of Thai by these ignorance.
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Congrats to her mum for insisting Thai to be spoken at home.. there is more than enough English to practice everywhere else 👍
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Yep it's a battle that all bi-lingual families in UK face... trying to get the kids to speak the second language.
Thank you so much P’Paddy for hanging out with me! I had so much fun🙈
@@AlexandraChivers thanks so much for joining and taking me around London!
พระเครื่องลางของคุณคือพระอะไร
Paddy and Alexandra, you are such cool people !! Wishing you all the best
Great interview! Thanks for sharing your story!
Awesome.. you need your own channel.. teaching Thai… well done
Sorry I spoke so fast guys! I was too excited🤣
All good, understandable in both languages! Love your accents for both :) Cheers from Singapore
Wow, I completely understand how it feels like a superpower to be able to know 2 cultures and languages. If I didn't know any better I see and hear you as English but then surprised when you speak fluent Thai. I think to have your mixed heritage and background is more special than mine, mine is very boring really compared to yours. You have a deep story behind yourself.
I'm here as a 50 year old white guy from the midlands because I grew up being treated with Chinese and Indian food and loving it, fast forward to me making friends with some Gurkhas I was working with and having never left the UK before and wanting to see some of this amazing area all this food comes from plus seeing where some of the UK's elite armed forces come from went to Nepal last year. I've been learning as much as I can which is hard when your 48 and not in a proper school.
But to know ans see what Ive now seen gives me more respect for anyone from anywhere in Asia and to be able to speak a little of a minority of a minority makes me feel so special. As its makes them happy that a Gora (white person) has taken interest and tries to speak their language.
I'm currently watching Dheli Food Walks YT videos as he is in Bangkok👍
Your speed was fine. It’s really impressive to see you switch so seamlessly between two languages. You go girl! 🇹🇭🇬🇧💙
Great interview. out of curiosity, did you keep up reading and writing?
@@AlexandraChivers ที่จริงผมชอบฟังครับ ผมเป็นคนอังกฤษแต่ว้าผมทำงานที่ประเทศไทย ผมมีลูกสองคนที่อายุเท่าๆคุณ โชคดีนะครับ
Paddy, she code-switches like a boss. In English to Thai mid-sentence and then the next sentence in English FLAWLESSLY! That is a powerful brain. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 🇺🇸🤝🇦🇺🇹🇭
That’s not code switching
@@eddiejohnson4434 It most definitely is
Like a boss is right!!! 💯
ย้ายไปอยู่อังกฤษตั้งแต่5ขวบแต่ก็ยังพูดไทยชัดแจ๋วอยู่เลย! ได้ยินแล้วชื่นใจค่ะ
เป็นลูกครึ่งอังกฤษสำเนียงThailand ชัดมากค่ะ❤
As a father of luk krung kids (also Thai/British), this was very interesting to watch! Good job to you both.
Great to hear your perspective!
I can relate to this being adopted from Thailand by Swedish parents. I was never interested in learning about my Thai culture as a child, but now as an adult I'm trying to learn Thai and learning about the culture
Are you Buddhist?
Half Thai half white American here. I felt the same way growing in America. Being Thai felt like something I wanted to hide. Non-Asians from their western perspective feel it's easy to make fun of our accents, language, facial features, culture etc. But now being a Thai citizen it's a source of pride I want to share with the world 😎
Awesome!! Bring her in your show!! Thai blood ยอดเยี่ยมครับ😊
I immigrated to San Francisco 5 years ago. I’m not half but full asian (Thai)😅 I’ve never felt embarrassed or getting make fun off due to my accent. I only surround myself with people who adore me regardless of my cultural background!
@ponyhaly6131 This is a common difference in experience. You had the privilege of coming to the US at a later age to not have to experience adolescent racism like many Asian Americans like myself faced in the 90's. Back then racism was much more acceptable against Asians. My mom says the same thing like you because she came to the US as an adult. Try growing up on the school yard when I did as the token Asian kid and you'll understand.
@@kpopgigachad I understand where you are coming from. I think it also depends on where you live as well. I came straight to San Francisco where Asian are common. Therefore, less racism obviously. However, I have faced many challenges as my English was not good back then. I would imagine, it could be worse in non-diverse towns as a token Asian person as you described! Thank you sharing your experience!
Absolutely fun. Holy crap she talks fast - in Thai and English! I loved how you both just switched back and forth between languages, often multiple times in a sentence. The whole two lenses view of the world is amazing. Having spent a small amount of time with you myself I know how she felt. Paddy you are a inspiration and draw the best out in people.
Thanks so much for the nice comment 🙏
You summed it up perfectly! I was too excited so apologies for the 100mph speaking! But thank you so much for enjoying the video ❤️
Thais speak fast normally. Its almost like one word runs into the next.
Gorgeous girl - but sorry I simply would never have detected the wonderful Thai heritage until she started speaking !! ... she should be immensely proud of *both* sides of her heritage.
What a superb interview,. Well done Paddy and Alex. I am bringing my Thai wife and daughter to the UK. Alex is a shining example that I wish my daughter to see in this video and hopefully emulate.
I've been waiting for a video of this subject. I'm half-English half-Thai, was born in Thailand and grew up along a community of luk krung in England. I stood out because my features were more Farang, got plenty of discrimination from the local kids who thought i was "Chinese" , was raised in a Thai house hold with Thai customs, spent way more time mingling with Thais than English people and my dad is English but can speak fluent Thai so I was confused about my cultural identity. Whenever we went to Thailand it was mostly off the beaten track in remote areas where there were no tourists and got a lot of attention due to my appearance.
Reflecting back I'm grateful for my upbringing, and as homage am currently writing a novel set in Thailand, should be out in time for Song Kran next year.
i can not even tell this lady half thai till she speaks thai so fluently.
My son is born in Thailand and he is also Half English as well. Last year he was in London with my wife and loved it despite it being cold. Even though he is 4, he remembers what he did and usually shows me the photos we all took.
But from.the onset, me and my wife insisted on him speaking Thai as i know many Thai/English kids who live here do not have any understanding of the language and we both made it a priority to ensure he speaks it and does very fluently for a 4 year old. He can speak a bit of English but i know in time he will be fine.
But also what i did was to ensure he has two passports so he can have the best of both.
But glad Alex's mother insisted on speaking Thai to her as now she understands it fluently as also i have seen first hand with a friend who is also Thai/English and was staying in Khon Kaen, with a West London accent but could not communicate with locals and she was a bit paranoid that they were mocking her because she is also very tall.
I think locals were just fascinated by her more than mocking her as when i was with her, they shown no malice at all.
I’m Lao and we came to America in 82. I met a bunch of half Thais and they played down their asian side. I also notice that the only Asians they were around was their mother. I think the little jokes and teasing as a kid made them almost embarrassed to be half. Remind you this was the 80s and times were different. My nephew is half white and he’s celebrate both of his sides. I also see that halfies these days especially the people around me are proud of their Asian side. Just my experience
Great interview. My 15 year old son lives with me here just outside London and is half Thai. The dual culture and nationality so far has all been positive.
Growing up as a full Asian kid *_(Southeast Asian Refugee)_* in the 80s and 90s, I had my fair shares of encountering mixed Asians like Alex *_(mixed Asian/White)_* because I lived near an army base where a lot of the army wives were either Korean or Thai women. Mixed kids Alex who were full of self-hate would take their anger and frustrations out on people/kids like me for reminding them that they're Asian by taunting my appearance. The mixed Asian/White guys treated me like a pariah and called me *_' Ugly Like a Cambodian,'_* a derogatory name for brown Asians, and the mixed Asian/White gals love to advertised how much hate for Asian men and that they would never date Asian men. Sadly, people on mainstream and social media only celebrate the struggle of people like Alex but never touch on the legacy people like them and their parents left on Asian kids who grew up with or around them. Sadly, this kind of self-hate that find its way into the Asian community still persists today.
Alex & Paddy thanks for hanging out and sharing this video. I would have sworn looking at Alex that she was 100% farang 😂
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Multiple languages are truly a super power! Great interview Paddy.
Been waiting for this video.
I moved to the UK at age 4, but my dad wasn’t keen on Thai, he is the Thai parent, so he never spoke Thai at home. As a result I did not know any Thai.
Grown up now and I have lived in Thailand for nearly 7 years now, and learning to speak, read Thai.
And tbh, for the girl in the Video, maybe try living by in Thailand for a while, get a job in her field and hang around for a few years. Even after 7 years I am still getting to know the country and the culture. I’m sure she’ll enjoy do that also. Keep your CV looking good so you can get a job in Thailand or the UK.
Alex's transition between thai and english is so natural it's honestly fascinating to listen to haha, and she's so nice and so easy to talk to! great video P'Paddy:)
ชอบมากๆ นะ คลิปนี้ ขอบคุณทั้งสองคนค่ะ น้องอเล็กซ์ เป็นแรงบันดาลใจให้มายัน (ฉันเอง) ที่เป็นแม่ลูกครึ่งสองคน ลูกๆ ยังเล็กอยู่แต่คลิปนี้ทำให้เราอยากตั้งใจสอนภาษาของเราให้ลูกมากขึ้น สำคันมากๆ ค่ะ แล้วอยากรู้น้องอเล็กซ์เขียนและอ่านภาษาไทยเป็นไหมคะ
น้องอเล็กซ์เขียนอ่านได้หมดค่ะ
***สำคัญ✔
ไม่ใช่คัน = ผดผื่นคัน เป็นต้น 🙏🙇😅
Alex fluently speaks Thai like a native. That's amazing!
She’s half Thai of course she does 😂🤦🏼♂️
@@mw7517 No, not of course. Bringing a kid up bilingually is nowhere near as straightforward as you seem to think it is.
What do you mean? She IS a native speaker.. she was literally born in Thailand and it was her first language.
You can tell Alex has such a positive view on life and culture. An amazing and cute person.
ต้องขอชื่นชม แม่ของน้อง Alex ที่มีความเป็นคนไทยในสายเลือดไม่ว่าอยู่ที่ไหน ก็เป็นคนไทย สอนลูกให้เป็นคนไทย ไม่ลืมรากเหง้าของตัวเอง ..ซึ่งมันแล้วแต่ คนไทยแต่ละคนเลย บ้างคนไทย ทั้งที่เป็นไทยแท้ ๆ ทั้ง พ่อและแม่ ลูกเกิดทีต่างประเทศแท้ ยัง ไม่สอนลูกภาษาไทยเลย ลูกบ้างคนยังพูกภาษาไทย ภาษาพ่อแม่ ตัวเองยังไม่ได้ เมื่อ จะมาอยู่ไทย ใช้ประโยชน์จากไทย ทำมาหากิน เพิ่งจะมาฝึก ภาษาไทย .
Wow what a fascinating person she is. She has so much potential. One day she’ll be British ambassador to Thailand.
You heard here first .
ติดตามแระจ้า ชอบน้องพุดชัดมาก ทุกอย่างเปนไทยหมดเลยยกเว้นแค่รุปร่างภายนอก
Great interview, great interviewee. Your content keeps getting better.
Great interview Paddy. Fascinating listening to her voice quality switch between languages
There he is! The great man. Yep, totally agree, very interesting. See you later this year
I think Alex will have an amazing life. She may decide to split her time between both countries or other ones as well. Either way she won't face many issues that an expat may face when looking for work here....in fact, employers will probably be stoked that they won't have to do work permitting for Alex.
And if Alex is just here on a holiday and wants to extend, then Alex just stays on longer.......no immigration issues.
Yep, a happy & amazing life is what I am foreseeing from just this little tidbit into Alex's life :)
Well, that's if she has ThaiID. Not exactly a fact, as I understand. It would be interesting to know more about that too!
@@AndrewMcWinger Not a problem having dual citizenship plus the fact she was born in Thailand with a Thai parent and lived there for 5 years.
@@maxineb9598 oh, okay) cool)
Such a great video and awesome to hear Alex's experiences. I loved the fast switching between languages it made the interview so much more engaging 🎉🎉
Thank you so much! ☺️☺️
amazing interview style and also very cool that u r travelling around the Globe, keep showing us amazing people with interesting stories :)
thanks Alex and paddy , as always paddy good quality interview, sanook mak mak 😅🙏🇦🇺🦘🐨
Wow what fab interviews! Absolutely fascinating.
My cousin Lynda (British) married a Thai man in the 1970’s they live in the midlands UK. and have three Luuk Krung. Sadly they don’t speak any Thai. I’m here in Thailand because of them. I love to learn Thai language and Thai cultures. Keep going guys good luck chok-dee-na Khun Alex, excellent interview.
Best wishes from me here in Lam Luk Ka, Pathum Thani.
ผมว่าน่ารักนะกับการพูดความคิด.มุมมองต่างๆ.แต่ที่คนไทยเขามองน้องว่าไม่เหมือนคนไทยอาจเพราะด้วยหน้าตาภาพลักษณ์ภายนอกมากกว่า.ตรงนั้นไม่สำคัญเลยถ้าใจน้องคือคนไทย.เราสามารถเลือกเอาส่วนที่ดีของแต่ละประเทศมาปรับใช้นะ.ไม่มีที่ไหนสมบูรณ์แบบ.แล้วแต่ใจชอบและเลือก.ต้องมีความภูมิใจในสิ่งที่เราเป็น.
พูดชัดมากเลยครับ❤❤
Great interview, enjoyed that very much. I will be showing my step daughter this interview and hope it will give her some encouragement to continue learning paa saa Tai. Thank you both.
so interesting! love this video!
Thanks Paddy! another excellent video ! Alex was awesome !
Probably the best and most interesting clip so far.
What an interesting interview, it was fascinating to hear you talk Thai and English at the same time, very smart , I'm jealous, I wish I was at that level.
My daughter's can do the same and I'm always amazed to hear it. It's a real plus to speak another language like that.
My kids are luk kreung. Ethnically Thai English but culturally Swedish and English cos I was adopted
คุณ แพดดี้้ ไม่กลับ มา ซิดนี่ แล้ว หา แฟน ไปทั่ว โลก ! Thai town is calling you จร้า ❤
Next time Alex and her twin sis are in Thailand -- Paddy, grab your stuff and make another one with them -- shocking locals with your Thai)) Haha, wouldn't that be marvelous?
HAHAHA planning my next trip right now…I’m in for this idea if Paddy is🤣
Paddy, I'm looking at you like the cat from Shrek)))))))))))))))))
Wow what a great interview soo interesting
My daughter is half-Thai and now lives in Bangkok. What is missed is the dual nationality/passport where there is freedom of movement as opposed to normal Thais who have to apply for a visa.
Thailand does not require you to have one nationality. You can request it now. You don't have to inform Thailand.
I'm impressed with her Thai.😍
She is half Thai after all and spent her early years speaking just that language
@@maxineb9598 Its still very easy to lose your other language in an English majority culture... It's a struggle trying to get our son to keep speaking Spanish at home. Children want to fit and cant see the point of speaking another language that 99% of people around them don't speak. It's only later that the advantages are understood.
ลูกครึ่งไทยที่ย้ายไปอยู่ต่างประเทศตั้งแต่เล็ก มักจะโตมาไม่ยอมพูดภาษาไทย แม้ว่าจะฟังเข้าใจก็ตาม อย่าว่าแต่พูดชัดหรือไม่ชัดเลยค่ะ คือไม่ยอมพูดเลย ขึ้นอยู่กับความเข้มงวดของพ่อแม่จริงๆ ว่าจะยอมให้ลูกไม่พูดไทยเลยหรือไม่ ซึ่งส่วนมากก็จะปล่อยเลยตามเลย ทำให้เด็กไม่ยอมพูดไทยไปโดยปริยาย เราไม่รู้หรอกว่าลูกเราโตไปเขาจะไปอยู่ที่ไหน การพูดไทยได้ มันก็คือโอกาสอย่างหนึ่ง น้อง Alex พูดไทยชัดมากอย่างคนไทยแท้ๆ เลย ชื่นชมคุณแม่น้อง
Interesting this beautiful young woman had me fooled until she started talking 😅. Best wishes always
Very cheerful lady, such a joy watching the interview❤
Hi Alexandra,
your Thai is impressive. My daughter is half Thai/German, she understands Thai very well but refuses to speak Thai because she is soooo afraid not to sound right or make mistakes that she don't speak Thai at all... 😢 But she understands everything
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ดีมากเลยค่ะ เป็นกำลังใจให้น่ะค่ะ ที่ได้รับฟังการพูดภาษาไทย ได้ชัดมากค่ะ 👍❤
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Alex is so cool and talented!
Brilliant interview for both of you Paddy!! ❤️❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Your thai is so good ❤
As long as you speak Thai, you're Thai krub. Some people may have question since you look different to them but speak Thai like native. It seems they put their nose in but actually they love to hear story and want to have chat with you. If they do not admire you, they would drop conversation immediately krub.
You wouldn't think she was half Thai looking at her.
What a great way to experience the universe ! Interchangeable lenses. It's a level up from those of us who are only bilingual or trilingual.
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Well done Alex Mum! We are trying to do the same with our son with his Spanish... but to be honest he speaks 90% English
Very nice interview!! Keep Up the great job 🎉
Awesome vid, lovely insights, Alex is a gem! 😊
you can only preserve the culture by the language,so congrats to her
Great chat guys! I’m half Thai Aussie living in Thailand but my Thai sucks. Trying to learn though.
สุดยอด..brilliant stuff 😂
Great interview Paddy. Hope you enjoyed your stay in the UK mate. Considering how expensive things have gotten over here, bet your wallets been hammered. 😂
love your videos! :)
Really interesting, you find some great guests Paddy
Bilingual identical twins. What do you know! Pity that her sister wasn't there with you two. But hugely impressive! Very interesting interview!
I’m the twin! I was unfortunately working so couldn’t meet with paddy- so sad😭😭😭
@@maggiexcs9074 Oh, hi!)) It would be really cool to see the sequel of that interview)) We all be like wwwoooaaaahhh, what a twist!))))) Cheers! You are phenomenal!
Great video. Informative & fun. Thank you
July has been such a miserable month! If you're still in the UK in a couple of weeks there's a fundraising event in Sheffield to raise money to build a temple here - buffet, live music from Thai bands, might be an interesting thing for like, esablishing Thai cultural hubs abroad or something?
Unfortunately won’t be! But that would have been pretty awesome!
Great 😊
please do more vedios like this
i don't and will never say I'm Thai. I ALWAYS say I'm half Thai.
I wish you asked what Alex actually liked about her English side, if anything, it would complete part of the picture.
I'm half German, but the mixing between the two made me look Arab somehow. While my older Brother look very Farang. Genetics is not fair 😭
I mean some look straight up Indian.
ผญใช้ ฉัน ดิฉัน แทน หนู เป็นทางการเป็นกันเองได้ทั้งสองอย่างใช้ได้ทั้งกับคนแก่กว่าเท่ากันและอ่อนกว่า ได้ทุกสถานการณ์ ส่วนหนูจะเป็นกันเองได้อย่างเดียวและใช้กับคนอายุมากกว่าเท่านั้น
Hi Alex 👋 great interview a nice down to earth 🌎 girl 👧
Does your dad speak Thai ?
If you had children would you like them to speak Thai as well
I did not know there was a Thai temple in Wimbledon. I went to the Convent School there
Hey! 7 hours! We need MMOOOOAAARRRR)))
สัมภาษณ์น่ารักมากครับ คนไทยคุยกัน 😂
This was really interesting.
I’m also half Thai half British with an identical twin lol
อังกฤษ ต้องออกเสียงว่า อัง-กริด ไม่ใช่ อัง-กิด
My kids grew up in Thailand and identify as British
It’s a little surprised that two farang speak thai.haha 😄
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When I used “half-blood” to refer to Luuk Krung in a comment, others said I was being racist. So I found it more appropriate to use “mixed-race.”
Ironic... Since the latter phrase is the only one that mentions anything about 'race'.
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I have an interesting question that maybe you can put in your next video. For these people that are half Thai or have Thai citizenship. The question is if they went to Thailand to work would they accept the low minimum wage by law in any job or because they think they are educated would they reject those jobs and only go for the high paying ones. I'm only curious because if you apply for a job using Thai ID they can legally give you the minimum salary with no issues. As for a passport they must meet a salary threshold for the work permit.
That is a complicated topic and may need answering by someone associated with Thai law.
TBH, even normal Thai citizens with overseas education are often paid above the threshold for expats. The minimum wage is also for those with minimum skill levels.
pl@@fahmraktnul4279 I don't really believe that. I have spoke to a lawyer a few days ago as I was curious. The lawyer said that people trend not to use their citizenship when applying for jobs as they will pay the minimal wage by law. They use their foreign passport as to get the salary required for a work permit. 45K plus.
@@marcanthonyskidmore4131 I'm a Thai citizen with no other citizenship. My starting salary as a fresh graduate ten years ago was 48K plus 6 months annual bonus. You can continue to believe that all Thai citizens get paid minimum wage. I'm not going to argue with you.
@@fahmraktnul4279 Not the point I am making. Basically if you had no other choice but working in Big C , would you take it?? Simple yes or no would be fine or do you think so highly of yourself that you would not take that job???
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น่าแปลกเกือบทุกคนพูดภาษาอังกฤษมี เสียง R and consonant blend ที่เคร่งครัด แต่กลับไม่สามารถออกเสียง ร. เรือ และควบกล้ำ ในภาษาไทยได้ รวมทั้งคุณ Paddy ด้วย น่าสงสารภาษาไทยของเรานะครับ ยืนหยัดมาไม่ต่ำกว่า ๗๐๐ ปี แต่กำลังเสื่อมลงอย่างรวดเร็วในยุคนี้ที่ทุกคนดูสบายใจที่พูดไทยไม่ชัดตามสมัยนิยม
Paddy may not realize that Thai has the sounds of R and consonant blends as well as other beautiful languages such as English. It's so sad to see many people are unintentionally destroying the beauty of Thai by these ignorance.
พึ่งรู้นะเนี๊ยว่าแม่บังคับ😂😂😂โชคดีเลย
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